Hi everyone and thank you for your interesting tips and information on this topic.
I have never really understood this directory topic for SketchUp materials - luckily it has worked so far.
What was always confusing for me was that there are 2 path directions which are so similar that they are confusing:

1. the AppData direction
2. the User \ MyUser direction
   During installation, SketchUp creates directories for both directions as shown in the screenshot. Well, I assumed that it didn't matter which path direction I chose as long as I tell SketchUp to use the correct path under Preferences > Materials.

Of course, I noticed myself that SketchUp's default installation direction is the AppData direction; I would prefer the User direction, which has to do with the fact that I have to create directories for a lot of employees, among other things. I am responsible for maintaining the material libraries and I have admin rights to the MyUser path, but not to the AppData direction for reasons beyond my control.

maybe I'm completely on the wrong track with my "MyUser"-direction choice?

@fredo6
Ruby Error2.txt

I am also so impressed
Do you know what's really bad JoKe? Of course the building plays the main role - but I constantly look at all the things around it and ask myself ‘how does this guy do it?!?
Probably a thing among us here, knowing about the effort and skill it takes to do it all in this quality I guess
Yes, great

@fredo6 said in How to search and find a specific material in a huge material library?:

Can you leave the Ruby Console open when launching ThruPaint. There may be some errors displayed.

hi and thanks Fredo6 - I did as you said and this is the message in the Ruby console (I´ll add the message as a txt-File)Ruby Error.txt

thank you both for this clarification - I'm already in a state like in the film ‘Groundhog Day’. I had just deleted that! - hadn't I? - not?...
So no timeinvestment in the library cleaning project tomorrow

thanks a lot for this hint Rich - this option in ThruPaint never occurred to me.
Unfortunately, ThruPaint is not able complete this task even after more than 10 minutes but remains stuck at this 100% status and freezes.
(which btw would also be a period of time in which I would have already finished my work several times with the scroll method which I was hoping to oppose ).

Hi, something stupid again
I run SU2024 and want to completely clean up these material libraries which are already deleted on the HD.
Nevertheless, these libraries get constantly listed somehow.
I just don't understand how I can completely remove these library entries in the material editor.

Best & I am grateful for any help

thanks a lot for this hint Rich - this option in ThruPaint never occurred to me.
Unfortunately, ThruPaint is not able complete this task even after more than 10 minutes but remains stuck at this 100% status and freezes.
(which btw would also be a period of time in which I would have already finished my work several times with the scroll method which I was hoping to bypass ).
Therefore there is no built-in native SkUp search option?

Hi All
here's another real beginner's question
As you know, there are very extensive colour systems out there.
To find a specific colour in SkUp´s material window, is there the possibility to search somehow (e.g. by a known name or number) instead of scrolling forever?

@Mike-Amos said in SubD examples and models:

It would be better with Kylie Minogue on it tho'.......

Respect!!

@Dave-R Prima!

@Rich-O-Brien A direct hit! Thanks Rich!

Hi All
I am searching for an older plugin that I used here and there a couple of years ago. The plugin was able to randomly "shatter" a solid into pieces - kind of like broken glass. The result then looked something like my sketch here:

Can someone here please lead me on the right track?

I wanted to add a small note about the used plugin Make Fur by Tak2hata:
When I used this Plugin many years ago when it was released, it worked fine as it was intended to do, but it regularly caused the programme to break completely due to the lack of affordable hardware resources at the time. I completely lost sight of this tool.
Well I reinstalled it for this nutcracker for the first time in years (more out of curiosity) and was almost amazed that it was still available and more importantly that it now ran completely smoothly on the latest hardware and software.
Since today's hardware requirements are significantly better than what I was using back then, this tool runs great and fast and delivers excellent results...
So, thanks to the plugin developer!

SketchUp Plugins | PluginStore | SketchUcation

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@ntxdave said in Best wishes for the 2024 Christmas Season!:

@HornOxx I like it, would be kind of neat if you could make him walk.

@Rich-O-Brien Thanks and I'm happy to comply with your request with this silly chewing rotation - luckily there's not really much to animate with a guy like that. And if I would move the arms for example, it would look very strange, at least from my point of view from here
Best

Hi All
First Advent - Just in time for the start of the 2024 Christmas season, I wish you all a wonderful Christmas season with this nutcracker and have a good time...
[completely done with native SketchUp 2023 Pro / the hair and beard are made with Make Fur Plugin / only the walnut is taken from the 3D Warehouse: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/.../898798a4-6a88.../Walnut
The image shown is also native SkethUp export, but overlaid with an Enscape render to get a slight sheen to the surfaces and edited in Affinity Photo 2]
Best!!

@Rich-O-Brien said in A small just for fun animation, made with Fredo6's Animator Plugin:

@HornOxx

To infinity and beyond...

Here's how it was made....click to play gif

sketchucation (community.sketchucation.com)

Took me ages to find it. But I love this type of use of SketchUp. PNG billboards are such powerful assets.

and every age of searching was worth the effort!! What a cool and effect full video with just 3 or so PNGs and this sketchup mask is a so good idea! PRIMA!

@tuna1957 thank you Tuna!